I bought 95ti's this summer. I would've been very interested in the rustler 10's but they were a lot more expensive. The way I look at it, it will do well in pretty much everything but deep powder and, if I am blessed with a powder day or two, I will happily rent dedicated powder ski's for those days and thank the lord for the blessing.
I'm 5.11, 180 pounds, pretty advanced skier and I went with the qst 106 in a 173cm length. I'd second Elliott's assessment; if you're not a big mountain skier then overall you're gonna have more fun on the 181 instead of the 189.
thanks for the video! i watch most of your stuff even tho i dont always agree with the opinions. my friend is a beginner who was on some skis about 10-20 years too old... i recommended him the qst 98 for the west coast and he ended up doing a trip down south and loves them! so anyways have a nice day.
I bought some Rossignol Experience 77s as my first skis. They were super friendly when I was going into my second season at age 50 (yes, I took up skiing at 49). However, after a couple more seasons, they were holding me back-they weren't very good at speed, nor particularly good for skiing switch, nor for skiing more challenging blues or blacks unless I took them pretty slow. At 54, I got some all-mountain skis with a decent rise in the tail. What a game changer! I tried skiing my old Rossi Exp 77 skis last season for a couple of hours just to see how they'd do. Honestly, they are pretty dangerous for me to be on at this point. Moral is that you should ski on something that reflects what your are developing towards, not on something that you have developed from.
When I demoed the QST 106 x 188 we had about 5 inches of fresh snow.. I think spring break just started so there was a lot of people on the hill.. The turning radius has change a little but I think it was at least 21m turn radius.. I was worn out after all the turns... It is a lot of surface area.. I broke my arm skiing some moguls through the trees.. At that time I was 5.9 200.. I think I would be fine on the 181..
Let's not undervalue the Atomic Maverick 88ti skis in powder conditions... sure they are more suited to "on-piste"... Last season... they where my base of support during occasional east coast snow storms where the snow drifts where knee high deep at times. I do agree with your assessment... best one quiver ski on the market right now...
neither, go Head or go home ;P i think a more crucial thing to look at also is which length ski he wants to buy, even a tough ski at a shorter length can be more stable than a playful longer forgiving ski. with his description size and length idd pick 160 cm skis. with stiffer skis its a great platform thats still easy to turn.
First pair of skis -I'd choose the Rustler 10s. You said you are 50/50 on/off trail and that ski is as versatile as it gets. You will eventually out ski it on the groomers but so what. Buy a pair of carving skis at that time and keep the Rustlers for off trail purposes. It is much easier to take an off trail focused ski on trail than the reverse. (Don't get something too carvy). For what size QST 106, at 190lbs definitely go with the 181cm. I have the 189 (I'm 255lbs), haven't skied it yet but it is a lot of ski. And it weighs 200g per ski more than Salomon claims. By the way they are all like that (overweight), at least this years (2024) batch.
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Thanks everyone for the great comments and questions (and thanks for watching)!
Keep this stuff up, its really good information and honest stuff.
Another honest and candid video regarding ski choices - thanks Elliot
Thanks for watching!
I bought 95ti's this summer. I would've been very interested in the rustler 10's but they were a lot more expensive. The way I look at it, it will do well in pretty much everything but deep powder and, if I am blessed with a powder day or two, I will happily rent dedicated powder ski's for those days and thank the lord for the blessing.
I'm 5.11, 180 pounds, pretty advanced skier and I went with the qst 106 in a 173cm length. I'd second Elliott's assessment; if you're not a big mountain skier then overall you're gonna have more fun on the 181 instead of the 189.
thanks for the video! i watch most of your stuff even tho i dont always agree with the opinions. my friend is a beginner who was on some skis about 10-20 years too old... i recommended him the qst 98 for the west coast and he ended up doing a trip down south and loves them! so anyways have a nice day.
I bought some Rossignol Experience 77s as my first skis. They were super friendly when I was going into my second season at age 50 (yes, I took up skiing at 49). However, after a couple more seasons, they were holding me back-they weren't very good at speed, nor particularly good for skiing switch, nor for skiing more challenging blues or blacks unless I took them pretty slow.
At 54, I got some all-mountain skis with a decent rise in the tail. What a game changer! I tried skiing my old Rossi Exp 77 skis last season for a couple of hours just to see how they'd do. Honestly, they are pretty dangerous for me to be on at this point.
Moral is that you should ski on something that reflects what your are developing towards, not on something that you have developed from.
When I demoed the QST 106 x 188 we had about 5 inches of fresh snow.. I think spring break just started so there was a lot of people on the hill.. The turning radius has change a little but I think it was at least 21m turn radius.. I was worn out after all the turns... It is a lot of surface area.. I broke my arm skiing some moguls through the trees.. At that time I was 5.9 200.. I think I would be fine on the 181..
Let's not undervalue the Atomic Maverick 88ti skis in powder conditions... sure they are more suited to "on-piste"...
Last season... they where my base of support during occasional east coast snow storms where the snow drifts where knee high deep at times.
I do agree with your assessment... best one quiver ski on the market right now...
So like what did you do with your hair brush? My gut instinct is you lost it… idk maybe somewhere 😊
I have both and i prefer the qst but they are both great ski.
Great topics for a video.
I just purchased the qst 98s. What would you consider an intermediate skier or an advanced skier?
neither, go Head or go home ;P i think a more crucial thing to look at also is which length ski he wants to buy, even a tough ski at a shorter length can be more stable than a playful longer forgiving ski. with his description size and length idd pick 160 cm skis. with stiffer skis its a great platform thats still easy to turn.
First pair of skis -I'd choose the Rustler 10s. You said you are 50/50 on/off trail and that ski is as versatile as it gets. You will eventually out ski it on the groomers but so what. Buy a pair of carving skis at that time and keep the Rustlers for off trail purposes. It is much easier to take an off trail focused ski on trail than the reverse. (Don't get something too carvy).
For what size QST 106, at 190lbs definitely go with the 181cm. I have the 189 (I'm 255lbs), haven't skied it yet but it is a lot of ski. And it weighs 200g per ski more than Salomon claims. By the way they are all like that (overweight), at least this years (2024) batch.
Was the stance line more specifically the 96 ones you couldn't demo? I think thats a ski you'd enjoy.
Waiting for that BlackCrows Camox vid
Can we get someone to donate rickety some stain for that poor fence?
Lmao
TLDR: Maverick 88Ti and QST 106
Rustler 9 over Maverick. QST is a great ski.